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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister.Chiazor Okonwa" <barristerchiazorokonwa@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: barristerchiazorokonwa001@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:13:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Request

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I have a new email address!You can now email me at: barristerchiazorokonwa@yahoo.com



- DEAR SIR/MADAM,MY NAME IS BARRISTER CHIAZOR OKONWA,THE ATTORNEY TO LATE MR.ERICK HARRISON, WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY CLIENT BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH ON APRIL 2006. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF MY LATE CLIENT MR.ERICK HARRISON.HE WAS AMONG THOSE WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA DURING THE REIGN OF GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.SINCE THE DEMISE OF MY CLIENT MR.ERICK HARRISON, WHO WAS AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR TO THE NIGERIA OIL AND GAS COMPANY AS A CUSTOMER WITH DOMICILIARY A/C NUMBER 2590074169.,I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE WATCH OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVES TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK HARRISON. HE HAD ONLY $10.5MLLION IN HIS A/C AND THE A/C IS CODED AND HANDED OVER ALL THE PARTICULARS TO ME AS HIS PERSONAL LAWYER, BEFORE HIS DEATH.IT IS ONLY ME THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OR PASSWORD OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS AS IT STANDS NOW, AND TO NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE T!
HE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY SELF CONSIDERING MY POSITION AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK HARRISON,BASED ON THE REASON THAT NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN WITH TRACE AFTER LOOKING FOR HIS RELATIVES/MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WITH NO GOOD NEWS TO TRACE ANY MENBER OF HIS FAMILY.HOWEVER I HEREBY ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN USING YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLINT/ DECEASED TO SEND THESE FUNDS OUT TO A FOREIGN OFFSHORE BANK A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN MYSELF AND YOU.ALSO NOTE THAT AT THIS POINT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FOR SAFE KEEPING.AND BY DOING THIS , WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND ME YOUR FULL DETAIL'S AFOR THE CLAIMS PRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN ,TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK BHARRISN WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT BEFORE HIS DEATH.BE INFORM THAT WITH MY HELP I ASSURED YOU THAT WE MUST RECEIVE THIS FUND AND THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM TO FACE EVEN AFTER TH!
E FUND GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE I KNOWS EVERY DETAIL'S TO THIS FUN
D AS THE LAWYER:(1)YOUR NAME____________________(2)AGE.______________________(3)HOME ADDRESS___________________________ (4)OCCUPATION____________________(5)YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER_________________ FINALLY I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT REASON ALONE A LOCAL CANNOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN.WHEN YOU CONTACT ME, THEN WE SHALL DISCUSS ON HOW THE MONEY WILL BE SPLIT BETWEENS. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU, I REMAIN.YOU CAN CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER: 234-7030745482 RESPECTFULLY YOURS, BARRISTER CHIAZOR OKONWA


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<div style="border: solid 1px #cccccc; width:448px; background-color:white; margin:10px 0px;";><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="448"><tr><td class=tablot background="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/pim/gr/gr_announce_1.gif" valign=center height=57><big style="padding:10px;">I have a new email address!</big></td></tr></table><div style="padding:10px;">You can now email me at: <b>barristerchiazorokonwa@yahoo.com</b><br><br><span style="color:green;"></span><br><br>- <span style="color:green;">DEAR SIR/MADAM,MY NAME IS BARRISTER CHIAZOR OKONWA,THE ATTORNEY TO LATE MR.ERICK HARRISON, WHO HAPPENS TO BE MY CLIENT BEFORE HIS SUDDEN DEATH ON APRIL 2006. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU IN RESPECT OF MY LATE CLIENT MR.ERICK HARRISON.HE WAS AMONG THOSE WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH HERE IN NIGERIA DURING THE REIGN OF GENERAL OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.SINCE THE DEMISE OF MY CLIENT MR.ERICK HARRISON, WHO WAS AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR TO THE NIGERIA OIL AND GAS COMPANY AS A C!
USTOMER WITH DOMICILIARY A/C NUMBER 2590074169.,I HAVE KEPT A CLOSE WATCH OF THE DEPOSIT RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS COME TO CLAIM THE MONEY IN THIS A/C AS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVES TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK HARRISON. HE HAD ONLY $10.5MLLION IN HIS A/C AND THE A/C IS CODED AND HANDED OVER ALL THE PARTICULARS TO ME AS HIS PERSONAL LAWYER, BEFORE HIS DEATH.IT IS ONLY ME THAT COULD PRODUCE THE CODE OR PASSWORD OF THE DEPOSIT PARTICULARS AS IT STANDS NOW, AND TO NOBODY IN THAT POSITION TO PRODUCE THE NEEDED INFORMATION OTHER THAN MY SELF CONSIDERING MY POSITION AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK HARRISON,BASED ON THE REASON THAT NOBODY HAS COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE DEPOSIT AS NEXT OF KIN WITH TRACE AFTER LOOKING FOR HIS RELATIVES/MEMBERS OF HIS FAMILY WITH NO GOOD NEWS TO TRACE ANY MENBER OF HIS FAMILY.HOWEVER I HEREBY ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN USING YOUR NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MY LATE CLINT/ DECEASED TO SEND THESE FUNDS OUT TO A FO!
REIGN OFFSHORE BANK A/C FOR MUTUAL SHARING BETWEEN MYSELF AND YOU.ALSO
NOTE THAT AT THIS POINT I AM THE ONLY ONE WITH THE INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAVE REMOVED THE DEPOSIT FILE FOR SAFE KEEPING.AND BY DOING THIS , WHAT IS REQUIRED OF YOU IS TO SEND ME YOUR FULL DETAIL'S AFOR THE CLAIMS PRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN ,TO MY LATE CLIENT MR. ERICK BHARRISN WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT BEFORE HIS DEATH.BE INFORM THAT WITH MY HELP I ASSURED YOU THAT WE MUST RECEIVE THIS FUND AND THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM TO FACE EVEN AFTER THE FUND GETS TO YOUR ACCOUNT BECAUSE I KNOWS EVERY DETAIL'S TO THIS FUND AS THE LAWYER:(1)YOUR NAME____________________(2)AGE.______________________(3)HOME ADDRESS___________________________ (4)OCCUPATION____________________(5)YOUR CELL PHONE NUMBER_________________ FINALLY I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE REQUEST FOR A FOREIGNER AS THE NEXT OF KIN IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND FOR THAT REASON ALONE A LOCAL CANNOT REPRESENT AS NEXT OF KIN.WHEN YOU CONTACT ME, THEN WE SHALL DISCUSS ON HOW THE MONEY WI!
LL BE SPLIT BETWEENS. TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU, I REMAIN.YOU CAN CALL ME ON THIS NUMBER: 234-7030745482 RESPECTFULLY YOURS, BARRISTER CHIAZOR OKONWA</span></div></div>
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